No fatalities

2 Jun 2009: CESSNA A185F — Wenatchee, WA

Wenatchee, WA, United States

On 2 Jun 2009, a CESSNA A185F was involved in an aviation accident near Wenatchee, WA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The accident was caused by the pilot misjudging the approach and failing to reach the proper touchdown point on the runway. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A Cessna A185F overran the runway and struck a tree during landing in Wenatchee.

What happened

On June 2, 2009, a Cessna A185F, registration N1015F, was performing a landing in Wenatchee, Washington. During the landing sequence, the aircraft touched down too far down the runway. This resulted in a runway overrun where the airplane exited the departure end of the runway and struck a tree. Following the impact, the aircraft nosed over and came to rest in an inverted position.

There were no injuries resulting from this accident. The weather conditions at the time were VMC with a visibility of 10 statute miles and winds from 150 degrees at 5 knots.

Probable cause

The accident was caused by the pilot misjudging the approach and failing to reach the proper touchdown point on the runway.

Contributing factors

Causes

PilotLanding flare — Not attained/maintained

Other contributing factors

Contributed to outcome